Tag: elections
Trump, Biden Hold Separate Town Halls In Place Of Direct Debate
Symbolising the deep chasm in US politics, President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden could not even agree on holding a debate and instead participated in two separate town hall events flinging accusations against each other. ....
Twitter Launches Dedicated Search Prompt For Bihar Elections
The micro-blogging site Twitter on Friday announced a partnership with the Election Commission of India and launched a new search prompt that makes it easy to find credible and authoritative information related to Bihar Assembly elections. ....
Record Turnout In Early Voting For US Presidential Election Despite COVID-19 Pandemic
US states have witnessed a record turnout in the early voting, both in-person and by mail, for the November 3 presidential election despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, it was reported.....
Republican Hindu Group Scaling Back Campaign For Trump
During the 2016 election campaign around this time, then-candidate Donald Trump addressed a large, glamorous rally of thousands of cheering Hindus, the first time a US presidential candidate reached out to the followers of the faith. ....
Biden Leads Trump In TV Viewership Ratings From Duelling Town Halls
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's town hall on ABC News drew 14.1 million viewers, surpassing the ratings for President Donald Trump's town hall on NBC News, according to the latest data.....
Bihar Polls: Caste Factor Reflects In Selection Of RLSP Candidates
Despite the claims of the political parties that development will be the core issue in the Assembly election this year in Bihar, caste politics continues to play the crucial role. The parties are selecting candidates on the basis of caste dominance in a particular area and the same reflects in the candidate list of the Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP). ....
Worried About Rigging, RJD Seeks List Of Voters Above 80 Or Those Fighting Covid From EC
The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Saturday wrote a letter to the Election Commission of India (ECI), requesting that the ECI reveal names of those aged above 80 years and voters who are battling Covid-19 and provide a list to every political party. ....
US Election Outcome Won't Affect Ties With India: Senior Official
A high-ranking US official said that he is optimistic that any possible outcome of the November 3 presidential election won't affect the deepening ties with India because "this relationship is much bigger than any one political party". ....
Around 7% Polling Recorded In Bihar In 2 Hours
Polling has been slow in most parts of 16 districts of Bihar where the first phase of Assembly elections are underway for 71 seats on Wednesday. The state election commission said around 7 per cent polling was recorded in the first two hours, which have largely been peaceful except for a stray incident of IED planting. ....
Man Ends Life, Suicide Note Claims Denial Of Ticket By BSP
A trader allegedly committed suicide and left behind a note saying that he was taking the extreme step because the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has not given him a ticket to contest the 2022 Assembly elections. ....
